Coding the Model Name Field

The following order or priority should govern filling this field:

1.  If the model number exceeds nine characters, use only the last nine characters with the complete model number shown in the Miscellaneous Field. For example, model number 12345678987 would be entered in the Model Field as 345678987. The complete model number (12345678987) must be entered in the Miscellaneous Field.

2.  If the model name is a single word, use only the first nine letters. For example, Imperialistic dishwasher manufactured by Frigidaire, code as IMPERIALI.

3.  If the model name is two words, use the first letter of the first word, a space, and first seven letters of the second word. For example, Custom Imperial dishwasher by Frigidaire, code as C IMPERIA.

4.  If the model name is three words, use the first letter of the first word, a space, the first letter of the second word, a space and first five letters of the third word. For example, Ultra Custom Imperial dishwasher by Frigidaire, code as U C IMPER.

5.  If the model name is an initial and one word, use the first initial, a space, and the first seven letters of the word. For example, X. Supremacy dishwasher by Frigidaire, code as X SUPREMA.

6.  If the model name has two initials and one word, use the first initial, a space, second initial, a space, and the first five letters of the word. For example, X. S. Custom dishwasher by Frigidaire, code as X S CUSTO.

7.  Model names consisting of alpha characters only should be entered omitting spaces and periods. For example, Friden calculator model SBT, code as SBT.

8.  If none of the preceding instructions apply (because there is no model name or number); the composition, design, size, or style should be entered. For example:

The Model Field in any entry for stolen livestock should contain the animal’s sex and age indicated by words such as bull, calf, or steer; boar, sow, or hog; and mare, gelding, or stallion.

The Model Field in an entry for stolen state auto inspection sticker or a license plate renewal tab with unique serial number should contain the month and the last two digits of the year of expiration; for example, SEPT 04.  (Wisconsin renewal tabs contain a non-unique number and cannot be entered into NCIC.)